Charlaine Harris writes several mystery series. The Sookie Stackhouse novels are best known, but all the series feature believable female protagonists, often living in vividly portrayed small Southern towns. These Mysteries range from cozy to paranormal, but none is truly dark or disturbing, so readers may enjoy all the series equally. The early Aurora Teagarden mysteries are the most cozy; fast-paced, darker Harper Connelly mysteries stars an investigator who can hear the thoughts of the dead; the Lily Bard mysteries, set in Shakespeare, Arkansas, feature a housecleaner detective. Sookie Stackhouse, lead character in Harris's vampire series, inspired a popular television series. Start with: Dead until Dark

Charlaine Harris writes several mystery series. The Sookie Stackhouse novels are best known, but all the series feature believable female protagonists, often living in vividly portrayed small Southern towns. These Mysteries range from cozy to paranormal, but none is truly dark or disturbing, so readers may enjoy all the series equally. The early Aurora Teagarden mysteries are the most cozy; fast-paced, darker Harper Connelly mysteries stars an investigator who can hear the thoughts of the dead; the Lily Bard mysteries, set in Shakespeare, Arkansas, feature a housecleaner detective. Sookie Stackhouse, lead character in Harris's vampire series, inspired a popular television series. Start with: Dead until Dark